U.S. appeals court sides with California school in T-shirt dispute
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – San Francisco Bay-area high school officials did not violate the civil rights of five students by demanding they remove T-shirts bearing images of the U.S. flag at an event celebrating the Mexican holiday of Cinco de Mayo, a f…
Two Mexicans charged with running outlaw gun factory in California
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Two Mexican nationals were indicted on Thursday on charges of running an outlaw weapons-supply shop in northern California that assembled and sold unmarked, illegal firearms and accessories, including machine-guns and silencer…
Unauthorized video of U.S. Supreme Court protest posted online
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – For the first time, video footage of U.S. Supreme Court proceedings has been recorded and posted online.
Obama launches personal effort to propel black and Latino boys
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Thursday launched a very personal appeal to help improve opportunities for boys from minority groups who, he said, resembled him as a youth and faced statistical challenges that their white peers did not…
U.S. judge orders Kentucky to recognize same-sex marriages
(Reuters) – A U.S. judge ordered Kentucky on Thursday to recognize the legal same-sex marriages of residents who wed elsewhere, the latest in a string of court victories for gay rights advocates.
California’s attorney general takes up court fight over gun laws
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – California’s attorney general on Thursday waded into a court fight over the state’s strict gun laws, asking an appeals court to reverse itself and restore the leeway local governments had to decide who can carry a concealed fire…
New Jersey’s Christie allies joke about another traffic jam: documents
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two people at the heart of a traffic scandal dogging New Jersey Governor Chris Christie joked weeks earlier about causing traffic problems in front of the home of a rabbi, documents released on Thursday show.
Cuban man accused in Miami gold heist arrested in Belize
MIAMI (Reuters) – After a 14-month manhunt in four countries, a Cuban man accused of a $2.8 million Miami gold heist is in custody in Belize and could be headed back to the United States to face charges, authorities and a private investigator said on T…
‘Culture of brutality’ in Chicago jail charged in lawsuit
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Prisoners at Chicago’s Cook County Jail live in fear due to a “culture of brutality and lawlessness” that subjects them to physical abuse by guards, a civil rights lawsuit filed in federal court in Chicago said on Thursday.
Oklahoma House passes new abortion restrictions bill
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – The Oklahoma House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill on Thursday to apply new restrictions on abortions that lawmakers said are aimed at protecting women’s health but opponents say are designed to shut down clini…
